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I see what they were trying to convey with Yuu and Ayumu, but I must say the execution left a lot to be desired.
The pace of the action was a let down, with uninspiring transitions. Also, Ayumu shaving off Kyoko's extra lives wasn't really accomplished to a way that matches the mood (incompatibility feeling with the music and what Ayumu was trying to do).

Everything was notably difficult to believe, considering how Kyoko managed to incapacitate Yuu, but was basically doing nothing against Ayumu. Of course, she did lose her Masou Shoujo item (assuming it is her katana serving the same role as Haruna's mistleteinn), but she wasn't really a grunt in term of magic, so seeing her barely struggling against Ayumu going very slowly at her wasn't convincing one bit.

At least, there was some interesting stuff around, but for an episode that based things on action and "resolution", it wasn't completely satisfactory to me.

I think it hasn't been exactly fluid since the Yuu magic explanation episode, but I just enjoy the ride not thinking about it too deeply. Ayumu definitely pulled a Touma there with the sword catching making Kyoko lose a fair share of her power. Her will even.

I never thought I would end up liking this anime so much. It's exceeding all my expectations. DEEN hasn't made such a good adaptation in YEARS... since Kenshin, I'd say. I don't know what happened to them but I hope they'll keep that up.

Musical placement was top notch once again in episode 6, and the overall direction was enthralling. I just can't fathom why Infinite Stratos is so much popular than show. Korezom beats it in every.single.aspect. The only thing IS' got going for it is Hanazawa Kana's character and the decent CGI.

Spoiler for episode 6:

I didn't expect Yuu to turn into a magiclad girl. The fight was incredibly intense. We finally witnessed with our own eyes just how overpowered Yuu is. Unfortunately, her immense power's got its drawbacks, using it puts a lot of strain on her mind.

As I had hoped, Ayumu sucked out Kyoko's power (and her clothes in the process ), allowing him to beat, or rather, dismember her until she had only one life left. That was seriously badass. It's a real shame Kyoko turned down his offer to join his harem... she can look cute when she's not in badass crazy mode. I loved Ayumu's speech. For once, a main character doesn't complain about his current situation and fully enjoys the harem life. He even went as far as to thank Kyoko for killing him. Bravo!

The final twist was very interesting. The main villain is a zombie that Yuu created and later destroyed (or so she thought) in the past. This is promising.

PS: I've got a naked with armor fetish now.
PPS: Wanna bet Sera's new technique will be named Tsubame Gaeshi?
PPPS: Dai-sensei is awesome.
PPPPS: This week's fantasy was fabulous as usual:

Nyan~

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Originally Posted by Mizuno

Who was in the preview segment with Ayumu? Dai Sensei? I can't make out the voice. lol @ Ayumu being a pervert offering a night "duet" with a lady. XD

It was the twintailed girl from his class. We haven't heard/seen her much so far.

I agree with Klashikari that the execution lacked, but having a strong original story to work with does the trick for me.

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Spoiler for ep6:

zombie is the strongest after all. revelation: Kyouko did buy the kyoutoufu?? Unbelievable. more serious revelation: king of the night is a zombie created by Eu and then erased by herself...hmm... funny how ayumu didn't react to bottom-naked Eu, after all his fantasies.

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Probably seeing her skinned arms, bleeding ears, chain-saw cuts, etc. a few seconds earlier, does not leave much room for sexual arousal

There have been flaws in this series' execution so far, but I thought this episode was devoid of them. My one complaint was that Ayumu's transformation sequence kind of ruined the heavy mood. They should have cut it.

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As for the way Ayumu beat Kyoko, I didn't have a problem with it. There isn't much she can do against a masou shoujo zombie without her powers. Furthermore, the end of the episode implied that even Yuu can't completely destroy a zombie. Ayumu is invincible.

I see what they were trying to convey with Yuu and Ayumu, but I must say the execution left a lot to be desired.
The pace of the action was a let down, with uninspiring transitions. Also, Ayumu shaving off Kyoko's extra lives wasn't really accomplished to a way that matches the mood (incompatibility feeling with the music and what Ayumu was trying to do).

Everything was notably difficult to believe, considering how Kyoko managed to incapacitate Yuu, but was basically doing nothing against Ayumu. Of course, she did lose her Masou Shoujo item (assuming it is her katana serving the same role as Haruna's mistleteinn), but she wasn't really a grunt in term of magic, so seeing her barely struggling against Ayumu going very slowly at her wasn't convincing one bit.

At least, there was some interesting stuff around, but for an episode that based things on action and "resolution", it wasn't completely satisfactory to me.

It could be that Ayumu was not all that threatening of a presence towards Kyoko as Yuu presented herself. So Kyoko believed that a few shots there and there would kill him. But then was getting mentally distracted by Ayumu's words setting her on a mental breakdown (which left her to do some rash actions). But I myself don't get why she din't just burn up Ayumu and leave him nothing but ash.

It could be that Ayumu was not all that threatening of a presence towards Kyoko as Yuu presented herself. So Kyoko believed that a few shots there and there would kill him. But then was getting mentally distracted by Ayumu's words setting her on a mental breakdown (which left her to do some rash actions). But I myself don't get why she din't just burn up Ayumu and leave him nothing but ash.

The spell she used against Yuu most likely drained a lot, if not most of her magical power (which would explain why Ayumu was able to break her sword). It seemed like the kind of move you can use only once in a while. Yuu wouldn't haven went down so easily otherwise.

The spell she used against Yuu most likely drained a lot, if not most of her magical power (which would explain why Ayumu was able to break her sword). It seemed like the kind of move you can use only once in a while.

But she can exceed human potential since she had a major supply of lives to spare, it seemed that she completely resets after she dies and resurrects since she killed herself to fix her ear problem. If that could happen to her physically, wouldnt it have happened to her magical powers?

Yuu turning into a MS was unexpected but awesome. Though i see no point in it because she only used her powers. Yuu actually spoke, but too bad we didn't get to hear her speak. Kind of sad that Yuu lost, but i don't think she was going all out. So getting beaten made her clothes disappear?

Sera finally warming up to Ayumu, gets to help her name her new technique.

I think it was fitting that Ayumu was able to get his revenge more than once, don't really know how many times he actually killed her. Though he should not have spared her as evident that she is being controlled by the King of the Night.

So actually seeing Dai-sensei was nice. So maybe Kyoko hates Haruna because Dai-sensei might have talked about her while teaching Kyoko. Like battle over whose the best student, but Dai-sensei said she has millions of students!

So King of the Night was once Yuu's zombie, but had to be killed. I wonder how he survived. Maybe he's out for revenge or for the same reason that Yuu had to kill him.

Enjoyed how Ayumu asked Yuu if he was her lover. So at least he has a chance. His delusion was great this time. Neko Yuu FTW!

Also what did we see at the end. Looked like they were using magic to create Darth Vader?

Actually, depending on the extent, having blaring sound on your headphones may be good too, and much more practical. Still, I wonder just how powerful Yuu is. For instance, can she use it on humans only, or can she use it for plants and animals, or even inanimate object? Like maybe telling the ground to open up and swallow Kyouko, or controlling the nearby plants to attack her...still, even the former is already crazy powerful.

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Originally Posted by Kanon

The spell she used against Yuu most likely drained a lot, if not most of her magical power (which would explain why Ayumu was able to break her sword). It seemed like the kind of move you can use only once in a while. Yuu wouldn't haven went down so easily otherwise.

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Originally Posted by Hooves

But she can exceed human potential since she had a major supply of lives to spare, it seemed that she completely resets after she dies and resurrects since she killed herself to fix her ear problem. If that could happen to her physically, wouldnt it have happened to her magical powers?

I have the same thought regarding Kyouko's powers, that fighting Yuu has greatly drained her magic powers, leaving her to be weaker when she fight Ayumu. Still, there are a lot of thing about her yet unexplained, like her killing herself back in ep 4.

After a bit of brainstorming, I have a theory about her powers there. As we know, killing a life grants her an extra life, maybe killing herself still counts as killing a person, and thus gets an extra, untainted life that she use right away. That's what happened when she stabs herself this episode, fixing her ear, although why she needs to do that back in ep 4 is still unknown. About it happening physically, yet not magically...I don't know, maybe that's how the magic works (that is, resurrecting still drains her magic power, so it's not refilled).

How does blocking yuus voice stop it from effecting you? I thought her voice could alter fate so shouldn't just choosing a target and saying die do it?

It's probably the word itself. When Yuu tells Kyoko to "Die" then as long as she can hear it, it will personally set her body to "die" being affected by the word's meaning and based on Yuu's powerful use of words. But as long as she can't hear the commanding word, then her body will not go into a death-like state.

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Can't wait to see the gif of Kyouko's boob dance again magic is soooooooo exciting.

Just like in episode 5, Kyoko's breasts sure gave another hypnotizing dance for the fans..

Put Dai-sensei down as one of those characters that are the most powerful in the series yet have very silly or care-free personalities. =p

I dunno if Ayumu pulling his (epic skull-shattering) punch against Kyoko was a good thing or not. She did deserve to die for taking so many lives, so I really don't understand why he would've missed intentionally. I mean she's even being used by this "King of the Night" fellow now.

It's good to know why she killed herself in EP4 now though, not sure how death manages to regenerate a body but that's probably something that shouldn't be questioned.

I wonder if it's even magic at all in Eu's voice and it has something to do with the sound it produces? Plugging your ears seems like a odd way to defend against magic so I can't say I'm convinced that it is indeed magic.

Anyway, this is definitely my favorite episode so far. Hope the climax can prove to be even better.~

Kyouko is now my favorite villain! That sweet evil laugh, those charming crazed eyes, those attractive skinless arms and blood running from eardrums. I wish she's my childhood friend!
Ayumu's delusion is as good as ever.
Dai-sensei is so overpowered. Why didn't she defeat Kyouko in the first place if she's there?
The last scene is the biggest fan-disservice ever imo. What's with those men in butt-revealing cloths?

Yuu is god tier. FEAR HER
I am disappointed that we didn't get a flashy transformation sequence from her. Also I would have liked it better if she used a scythe. I don't want almost everyone in the show to be a masou shoujo and scythes are just cool.

Slicing a near naked underage girl with a pink chain saw repeatedly while wearing a magical girl cosplay and covered with blood. lol
Our main protagonist

Yeah not sure about Dai-sensei saying that she would have killed Ayumu if he didn't intentionally miss that last shot. I mean she lounges around while her student massacres a town and yet will take action if that student is about to be killed? Have to wonder if Kyouko just naturally went on the wrong path or Dai-sensei is pretty bad at teaching her students to have morals.

Eu is definitely a powerful person though. Able to counter so many attacks and just continue killing Kyouko over and over again. Of course since her words are painful it wasn't like she could just keep up a very rapid pace. Still the magical girl transformation and the latest Ayumu delusion were very nice .

Eu is definitely right in the middle of things though. The big villain being a zombie that Eu tried to erase. Wonder if he was affecting Kyouko's thoughts at all or if she was just nuts.

It's probably the word itself. When Yuu tells Kyoko to "Die" then as long as she can hear it, it will personally set her body to "die" being affected by the word's meaning and based on Yuu's powerful use of words. But as long as she can't hear the commanding word, then her body will not go into a death-like state.

Just like in episode 5, Kyoko's breasts sure gave another hypnotizing dance for the fans..

Spoiler for ep6:

yeah, so we can actually conclude that Eu's power word is command based. not like she can conjure anvils to crush Kyouko by saying, "Anvil!"

but tsk tsk tsk, you guys missed the most illogical thing that happened, which some of us have been discussing a week back, Kyouko bought the Kyoutoufu!!!!!! even though she's here to kill Ayumu

- and the laughing-breasts-dance... wow, just wow. -- Now I know what Kyoko will be remembered for...

- Kyoko certainly enjoys getting stabbed to death, huh? all those moanings... must be like heaven for her.

- and then she gets stripped naked... (but strangely enough, her mantle is still there). anyways, I approve!

- LoL @14:39... Ayumu with his chainsaw, and Kyoko lying down on the ground while repeatedly saying: "No, no... please no." --- am I the only one who thought... oh well, you got it already.

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Originally Posted by Kanon

I just can't fathom why Infinite Stratos is so much popular than show. Korezom beats it in every.single.aspect. The only thing IS' got going for it is Hanazawa Kana's character and the decent CGI.

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it's all about tha girls, the girls... all of them are cute and physically attractive (that's important, uh!). and they look so good.... especially in the nu-- *cough*

oh, and you got a girl for everyone's fetish taste too.
add to that the standard cliché harem comedy, and you got a WIN. -> imho, of course. <-
ah, and let's not forget the body-suits...

then, there's the pretty good CGI and the mecha-action aspect.
being a sucker myself for mecha (-musume) and girls piloting mechas in general (possibly while providing some good fanservice), I must say that IS's my fav. show this season. the one I anticipate the most.

but, if I have to choose a 2nd fav. this season, that's definitely ZOMBIE. No doubt about it.
just, as someone pointed out, it's a bit difficult getting "sexually aroused" by its fanservice at times, especially with all this blood and killing.

maybe, just maybe, all you really need to enjoy IS more: is taking a look at some of the (very nice) nsfw-shoops that appeared up until now. haha! mangatron already had the chance to "taste" them, and he was "impressed" to say the least. (especially by Houki ones)

and yeah, I know most of what I said are shallow reasons, but still... guess I rendered the idea why IS's so popular. xD